Birmingham boy, 10, dead after thrown from SUV in crash

A 10-year-old boy died early Saturday after he was ejected during a single-vehicle crash in eastern Birmingham, authorities said today.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office identified the boy as Rashad Cole, of northern Birmingham. Authorities said he was spending the night with friends when he was killed.

Rashad was one of four children, along with two adults, riding in a 2005 GMC Envoy traveling northbound on Vanderbilt Road about 12:46 a.m. Saturday, said Deputy Coroner Bill Yates. The vehicle lost control, left the roadway, crashed through the fence of Brother's Recycling, flipped several times and came to rest inside the business's property.

Rashad was thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 1 a.m., Yates said.

Authorities said Rashad was spending the night at a friend's house. His friend's mother was also in the vehicle, and one of her friends was driving.

Both women were taken to UAB Hospital. The other three children were taken to Children's Hospital. They all are expected to survive.